The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-20


They are dangerous, too.
DURING the absence of Leader T. II. Mer-
rill, Jr., the Montpelier military band will
be under the direction of Mr.. G. =. Pitkin,
and the regular weekly out-of-door concerts
will be continued
f. H. BARNES of Burlington formerly of
Montpelier, has assumed the extensive busi-
ness of the late firm of A. B. Fisher & Co.
Montpelier friends are glad to learn of his
continued prosperity.
Mr.. I. p. DAILY closed his duties as man
ager of the Montpelier branch of the New
York Stock Exchange last Saturday. While
in town he has made many friends. Fred
f. Spaulding succeeds him.
DoNAHUE of Winchendon, Mass, who is
to "play ball " with Montpelier's new team,
is a snare drummer of unusual ability, and
therefore a most desirable acquisition to the
membership of the military band.
THE lawn party given by the ladies OF
Bethany church Friday evening was well
attended and very pleasant. The band
played several selections and nice refresh
ments were served. The receipts were S35.
A CURIOUS freak of nature is to be
seen in Orange by the Washington road.
Two poplar trees, with roots a few inches
apart, are joined by natural gravity about
three feet from the ground and so become
one tree--a sort of vegetable Siamese twins.
Miss HATTIE GOODWIN of North Mont
pelier and Miss Martha Flint of Boston,
Mass, visited friends in town Thursday
and Friday of last week Miss Flint is
taking a vacation from her duties as opera
tor in one of the Boston telephone ex-
changes.
WILLIS HANNAFoRD, who has been suffer-
ing from an attack of inflammation of the
bowels for some time, was taken suddenly
worse last Thursday, and in spite of the skill
full administrations of DR.. Templeton and
consulting physicians his friends lost hope,
but they now think he is better.
The suit of A. b. Locklin of Chelsea u.s.
Fred r. Stevens, A. Locklin, David Sloan
and William Miller, for damages done to
horse and carriage, has just been decided in
favor of Mr.. Locklin, and Messrs. Stevens,
Locklin, Sloan and Miller have had to pay
$3.50 and costs, amounting in all to S292 60.
NEWS received within few days states
that our old townsman and journalist,
Harry G.. Dewing, now in Boston, is con-
siderably out of health Boston's climate
does not agree with him. While we would
like to see him among us again, we hope it
will not be necessary for him to return on
account of i'll health.
The government has recently purchased
of G. III. Heath, Esq, about quarter of an
acre of ledge adjoining Charles street, to be
used for the foundation of the government
building, and the stone-crusher will be re-
moved from its foundation near the electric
light building to the land just purchased.
The crusher is to be propelled by two motors.
A NOVEL and very neat souvenir for
Camp Colonel Seth Warner" to be at
Bennington next month, has been devised
by II. W. Williams of this place. 1t con-
sists of tiny canteen suspended by a silken
cord The inscribed words, eve drink
from the same canteen," carry tender
significance, and the whole combines neat
decoration with valuable souvenir.
FRIDAY evening, during the process of ex-
one hundred tons of earth fell irom a pro-
jecting point, in one body, with loud
crash. The bank as it now stands is
an object of sculpt ured art in clay that is
quite unique, resembling somewhat the
Egyptian style, while the mass of debris at
its foot we presume would be called the
" fall style.
LETTERS uncalled for at the Montpelier
(Vt.) post-office July Ii, 1887:
Mrs. Adeard Jarvais NJ. c. Hevlehy,
Mrs. W. B. Ladd J. VI. Knight,
Mrs. Mary Mcmahon, II. r. LebIinch,
Miss Cora +; Smith, Dennis Murray,
Frank Canoll, V. Il. Morgan,
Geo. Cummings, }. c. Rutherford
W. IL. Hawkin, Joseph Wood. .Ir
A. j. Ha1nm,
Parties applying for any of the above must
say advertised " and give the date.
GEORGE w. WING. Postmaster.
THE biggest man and woman on exhibi
ton" We're the center of attraction at No
"A State street Thursday, Friday and Satur,
day of last week, and those who delight
in viewing specimens of abnormal develop
ment had a rich treat. Unlike most shows
of the kind, Powers National Dime Museum
is free from even the suggestion of fraud
From here the "heavy weights" went tc
Waterbury, and Barre will be the next
place of exhibition.
OBJECTS of antiquarian research always
possess fascination for men. We have
lately been shown powder-horn made in
A. ID. l746. 1t is completely covered with
etchings done by soldier during his weary
days in camp. The above date and figure
of an Indian with his bow and arrow, a
buck, a doe, with two fawns, the unicorn
and the letters b. " c. X for buck, the
words James NJ. and the date 1914 are all
finely engraved upon it,. This horn was
found on the trail of the retreating Indians
after the burning of Royalton.
BERLIN POND is being quite we'll patron,
lied as a Vermont summer resort. Mrs
Charles f. Caustic and two daughters ex.
pect to go next Saturday for four weeks
vacation at Mr.. Stewards. A party
from Philadelphia, who have been boarding
there for few weeks, left on Tuesday fol-
their home. DR.. and Mrs. Nichols o
Northtield went into camp at Fred E
Smiths Camp Lookout" last Monday
Tents have been pitched on the old
picnic grounds by members and friends o
Henry loves and l.. Taft's families.
THE game last Friday between the Mont
pelier and Essex Junction clubs was wit
messed by good-sized crowd, numbering
about four hundred and aroused consider
able excitement. The Essex junction,
were defeated by score of sixteen to four.
Innings, 7 8 8
! Montpeliers. ......,......... ! 2 Ill
Essex Junctons.......,.. 0 0 l 0 . i